PBDB Collection

Ladd's Quarry (Pleistocene of the United States)

Also known as Ladd's Lime Kiln

Where: Bartow County, Georgia (34.2° N, 84.8° W: paleocoordinates 34.2° N, 84.8° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: fissure fill; unlithified claystone and lithified carbonate

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Collection methods: mechanical

Primary reference: L. Lipps and C. E. Ray. 1967. The Pleistocene fossiliferous deposit at Ladds, Bartow County, Georgia. Bulletin of the Georgia Academy of Science 25(3):113-119 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 13066: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 18.01.2002, edited by John Alroy, Terri Cleary and Matthew Carrano

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• The Ladds fauna has been extracted from varous fissure fills in an isolated dolomitic ridge called Ladds Mountain or Quarry Mountain in nw Georgia. The ridge, composed of Ordovician copper ridge dolomite of the Knox Group.

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Amphibia
Caudata - Urodela	Ambystoma tigrinum², ? Desmognathus indet.², Gyrinophilus indet.², Plethodon cf. glutinosus², Pseudotriton ruber² Ambystoma tigrinum² Green 1825 tiger salamander ? Desmognathus indet.² Baird 1850 lungless salamander Gyrinophilus indet.² Cope 1869 lungless salamander Plethodon cf. glutinosus² Green 1818 northern slimy salamander Pseudotriton ruber² Sonnini 1802 Red salamander
Salientia - Bufonidae	Bufo americanus² Bufo americanus² Holbrook 1836 American toad
Salientia - Hylidae	Hyla crucifer² Hyla crucifer² tree frog
Salientia - Ranidae	Rana indet.², Rana pipiens² Rana indet.² Linnaeus 1758 frog Rana pipiens² Schreber 1782 Northern leopard frog
Mammalia
Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae	"Eptesicus cf. grandis" = Eptesicus fuscus⁶, Pipistrellus cf. subflavus⁶, Myotis cf. lucifugus⁶, Myotis cf. grisescens⁶ "Eptesicus cf. grandis" = Eptesicus fuscus⁶ Beauvois 1796 big brown bat Pipistrellus cf. subflavus⁶ Cuvier 1832 eastern pipistrelle bat Myotis cf. lucifugus⁶ Le Conte 1831 vesper bat Myotis cf. grisescens⁶ Howell 1909 gray bat
Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae	Megalonyx indet.⁶ Megalonyx indet.⁶ Harlan 1825 edentate
Cingulata - Dasypodidae	Dasypus bellus⁵ Dasypus bellus⁵ Simpson 1929 beautiful armadillo
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	Sylvilagus transitionalis⁶ Sylvilagus transitionalis⁶ Bangs 1895 cottontail rabbit
Rodentia - Zapodidae	Zapus hudsonius⁶ Zapus hudsonius⁶ Zimmermann 1780 meadow jumping mouse originally entered as "Zapus hudsonicus"
Rodentia - Cricetidae	Ondatra zibethicus⁶, "Pitymys pinetorum" = Microtus pinetorum⁶, Synaptomys cooperi⁶, Oryzomys palustris⁶, Neotoma floridana⁶, Sigmodon hispidus⁶, Peromyscus sp. n. sp.⁶, Peromyscus cf. leucopus⁶, Peromyscus cf. maniculatus⁶, Neofiber alleni⁶ Ondatra zibethicus⁶ Linnaeus 1766 muskrat "Pitymys pinetorum" = Microtus pinetorum⁶ Le Conte 1830 woodland vole Synaptomys cooperi⁶ Baird 1858 southern bog lemming Oryzomys palustris⁶ Harlan 1837 marsh rice rat originally entered as "Oryzomys paulustris" Neotoma floridana⁶ Ord 1818 eastern woodrat Sigmodon hispidus⁶ Say and Ord 1825 hispid cotton rat Peromyscus sp. n. sp.⁶ Gloger 1841 deer mouse Peromyscus cf. leucopus⁶ Rafinesque 1818 white-footed mouse Peromyscus cf. maniculatus⁶ Wagner 1843 deer mouse Neofiber alleni⁶ True 1884 round-tailed muskrat
Rodentia - Sciuridae	Tamias aristus n. gen. n. sp.⁵, Marmota monax⁶ Tamias aristus n. gen. n. sp.⁵ Ray 1965 chipmunk Marmota monax⁶ Linnaeus 1758 groundhog
Rodentia - Castoridae	Castor canadensis⁶ Castor canadensis⁶ Kuhl 1820 American beaver
Soricomorpha - Soricidae	Blarina brevicauda⁶, Sorex cinereus⁶, Sorex fumeus⁶ Blarina brevicauda⁶ Say 1823 northern short-tailed shrew Sorex cinereus⁶ Kerr 1792 cinereus shrew originally entered as "Sorex cinerius" Sorex fumeus⁶ Miller 1895 smoky shrew
Soricomorpha - Talpidae	Scalopus aquaticus⁶ Scalopus aquaticus⁶ Linnaeus 1758 eastern mole
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Equus sp.⁵ Equus sp.⁵ Linnaeus 1758 horse
Perissodactyla - Tapiridae	"Tapirus cf. veroensis" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) veroensis⁵ "Tapirus cf. veroensis" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) veroensis⁵ Sellards 1918 tapir
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	Odocoileus virginianus⁶ Odocoileus virginianus⁶ Zimmermann 1780 white-tailed deer
Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae	Mylohyus nasutus⁵ Mylohyus nasutus⁵ Leidy 1868 peccary
Carnivora - Mustelidae	"Mustela cf. frenata" = Neogale frenata⁶, "Lutra canadensis" = Lontra canadensis⁶, "Martes pennanti" = Pekania pennanti⁶ "Mustela cf. frenata" = Neogale frenata⁶ Lichtenstein 1831 long-tailed weasel "Lutra canadensis" = Lontra canadensis⁶ Schreber 1776 North American river otter "Martes pennanti" = Pekania pennanti⁶ Erxleben 1777 fisher
Carnivora - Mephitidae	Spilogale putorius⁶, Mephitis mephitis⁶, Conepatus leuconotus⁶ Spilogale putorius⁶ Linnaeus 1758 eastern spotted skunk Mephitis mephitis⁶ Schreber 1776 striped skunk Conepatus leuconotus⁶ Lichtenstein 1832 eastern hog-nosed skunk originally entered as "Conepatus leucontus"
Carnivora - Procyonidae	Procyon lotor⁶ Procyon lotor⁶ Linnaeus 1758 raccoon
Carnivora - Ursidae	Tremarctos floridanus⁶, Ursus americanus⁶ Tremarctos floridanus⁶ Gidley 1928 Florida cave bear Ursus americanus⁶ Pallas 1780 black bear
Carnivora - Felidae	Panthera onca⁶, "Felis rufus" = Lynx rufus⁶, "Felis cf. inexpectata" = Miracinonyx inexpectatus⁶, Felis sp.⁶, "Felis concolor" = Puma concolor³ Panthera onca⁶ Linnaeus 1758 jaguar "Felis rufus" = Lynx rufus⁶ Schreber 1777 bobcat "Felis cf. inexpectata" = Miracinonyx inexpectatus⁶ Cope 1895 American cheetah Felis sp.⁶ Linnaeus 1758 cat "Felis concolor" = Puma concolor³ Linnaeus 1771 puma
Carnivora - Canidae	Urocyon cinereoargenteus⁶, Canis cf. lupus⁶ Urocyon cinereoargenteus⁶ Schreber 1775 gray fox Canis cf. lupus⁶ Linnaeus 1758 gray wolf
Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae	Didelphis marsupialis⁶ Didelphis marsupialis⁶ Linnaeus 1758 common opossum
Aves
Anseriformes - Anatidae	Anas rubripes⁷ Anas rubripes⁷ Brewster 1902 American black duck
Strigiformes - Strigidae	Strigidae indet.⁴ Strigidae indet.⁴ Vigors 1825 true owl
Columbiformes - Columbidae	Ectopistes migratorius⁷ Ectopistes migratorius⁷ Linnaeus 1758 passenger pigeon
Passeriformes -	Passeriformes indet.⁷ Passeriformes indet.⁷ Linnaeus 1758 perching bird
Reptilia
Galliformes - Phasianidae	Meleagris gallopavo⁷, "Canachites canadensis" = Falcipennis canadensis⁷ Meleagris gallopavo⁷ Linnaeus 1758 wild turkey "Canachites canadensis" = Falcipennis canadensis⁷ Linnaeus 1758 spruce grouse
Squamata - Iguanidae	Sceloporus undulatus² Sceloporus undulatus² Bosc 1802 eastern fence lizard
Squamata - Polychrotidae	Anolis carolinensis² Anolis carolinensis² Voight 1832 green anole
Squamata - Crotalidae	Crotalus sp.¹, Crotalus horridus² Crotalus sp.¹ Linnaeus 1758 rattlesnake USNM 4887, 54 thoracic vertebrae Crotalus horridus² Linnaeus 1758 timber rattlesnake
Squamata - Colubridae	Heterodon platyrhinos², Diadophis punctatus², Carphophis amoenus², "Natrix sipedon" = Nerodia sipedon², Thamnophis sirtalis², ? Coluber sp.², Lampropeltis triangulum², Lampropeltis getulus², Elaphe indet.² Heterodon platyrhinos² Latreille 1801 eastern hognosed snake Diadophis punctatus² Linnaeus ringneck snake Carphophis amoenus² Say worm snake "Natrix sipedon" = Nerodia sipedon² Linnaeus 1758 northern water snake Thamnophis sirtalis² Linnaeus garter snake ? Coluber sp.² Linnaeus 1758 racer Lampropeltis triangulum² Lacépède 1788 milk snake Lampropeltis getulus² Linnaeus 1766 kingsnake Elaphe indet.² Wagler 1833 colubrid snake
Testudines - Emydidae	"Clemmys insculpta" = Glyptemys insculpta², Terrapene carolina², Pseudemys cf. concinna² "Clemmys insculpta" = Glyptemys insculpta² Le Conte 1830 wood turtle Terrapene carolina² Linnaeus 1758 common box turtle Pseudemys cf. concinna² Le Conte 1830 eastern river cooter

¹Gilmore 1938; ²Holman 1967; ³Kurtén 1976; ⁴Olson 1984; ⁵Ray 1965; ⁶Ray 1967; ⁷Wetmore 1967